Opis projektu
Badanie stosunku obywateli do Europy socjalnej
Unia Europejska dąży do wzmacniania swojego wymiaru społecznego, co znalazło odzwierciedlenie w proklamacji Europejskiego filaru praw socjalnych z 2017 roku. Jednak nie do końca jasne jest, co dokładnie oznacza potrzeba stworzenia „Europy socjalnej” oraz czy obywatele UE popierają rozwój polityki unijnej ukierunkowanej na ochronę i wzmacnianie praw socjalnych w Unii. Temu tematowi poświęcony jest projekt EUSOCDIV realizowany dzięki wsparciu funduszy unijnych. Badacze przeanalizują stosunek obywateli do różnych interpretacji pojęcia „Europa socjalna” oraz do solidarności państw członkowskich. Dzięki temu chcą poznać obawy obywateli oraz zrozumieć, w jakim stopniu popierają oni działania polityczne prowadzone na szczeblu unijnym w celu ochrony i wzmacniania praw socjalnych.
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Political leaders of the European Union increasingly believe that a ‘Social Europe’ is indispensable for the continuation of the European project. Even though the course towards a more Social Europe is set, it remains unclear what the notion of Social Europe actually means, as it can refer to very different policy objectives and instruments. This is a problem since citizens’ support is crucial to democratic decision-making but is also unclear amidst opinions about specific interpretations of Social Europe. That problem is compounded by the lack of scholarly attention to how different citizen interpretations of Social Europe interact and vary across EU member states. This project aims to redress this major scholarly silence, by theoretically and empirically exploring citizens’ attitudes towards various interpretations of Social Europe. Specifically, it aims to unveil (1) to what extent European citizens are concerned about the protection of existing social rights and their further development, (2) to what extent Europeans support the development of EU-level policies to protect and enhance social rights (rather than only relying on domestic social policies in the member states to do so), (3) which combinations of policy measures, reflecting different underlying notions of ‘Social Europe’, are most supported by European publics, and (4) what dividing lines exist regarding these supportive attitudes within and across EU member states. To this end, the project relies on a unique combination of four different large-scale opinion surveys. The empirical results will deepen understanding of the stumbling blocks to consolidating and improving the welfare state and the European Union and identify pathways to strengthen the EU’s social dimension in a way that is supported by European publics. As such, the project clarifies the viability of Social Europe as a political project.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Koordynator
1012WX Amsterdam
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